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Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer 1589–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1589

Birth Location: Kent County, England

Death Date: 1652

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Edmund Spencer

Mother: Machabyas Chylde

Spouse(s): Alice Lightfoot

Children(s): Anne Spencer

The story of Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer began in 1589 in Kent County, England. Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Anne Spencer. Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer passed away in 1652 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer began in 1589 in Kent County, England.
  • Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer married Alice Dorothy Lightfoot, and had children including Anne Spencer.
  • Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer passed away in 1652 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Spencer
1553–1599
Birth Location: Smithfield, City of London, Greater London, England
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Machabyas Chylde
1579–1629
Birth Location: Cokayn Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Lightfoot
1598–1679
Birth Location: Halstead, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Anne Spencer
1624–1699
Birth Location: Jamestown, Surry, Virginia, United States
AS

Ensign Spencer's Ancestors

Self
Ensign Spencer
1589–1652
Birth Place: Kent County, England
Parents
Edmund Spencer
1553–1599
Smithfield, City of London, Greater London, England
Machabyas (Spencer) Chylde
1579–1629
Cokayn Hatley, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John ((high sheriff Sir) Spenser (of) Fawsley)
1517–1586
England
Katherine (Kitson (of) Hengrave)
1521–1586
Hengrave, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ensign Spencer's Descendants

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Ensign (William "Ancient Planter") Spencer (1589–1652) m. Alice (Dorothy) Lightfoot (1598–27 Sept 1679)
  1. 1. Anne Spencer 1624–1699 m. Captain (William Captain Cockerham) Cochran 1593–1669
    1. 1. Capt (William Joseph Cockerham) II 1656–1707 m. Hannah (Mary) Caufield 1659–1757 m. Hannah (Mary) Rodgers 1655–1690
      1. 1. Henry Cockerham 1690–1754 m. Elizabeth Agarde 1694–
        1. 1. Sarah (Cockerham \ Cochran \) Cockrum 1732–1815 m. Robert Brooks 1730–1793

Ensign Spencer's Timeline

2 Records

1589
1589
Birth of Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer in Kent County, England
Kent County, England
1652
1652
Age 63
Death of Ensign William "Ancient Planter" Spencer in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Kent County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
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